Yadira Kelly

Yadira Kelly serves as a Contracting Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she manages complex acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to modernize healthcare delivery and expand equitable access to coverage. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurements for technology, management consulting, and workforce development services, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and strategic alignment with CMS’s data-driven policy objectives. Her portfolio centers on mission-critical systems that support Medicare and Medicaid operations, including health information technology infrastructure, performance analytics platforms, and training initiatives designed to enhance provider compliance and beneficiary outcomes. Kelly maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including Maximus Federal Services, Peraton Enterprise Solutions, Novitas Solutions, National Government Services, and General Dynamics Information Technology. These partnerships reflect a preference for established federal contractors with proven expertise in large-scale healthcare administration, systems integration, and operational support. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, robust solicitation design, and rigorous vendor evaluation to ensure accountability and service quality across high-impact programs. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to full and open competition—reflecting an 85.7% no set-aside rate—Kelly consistently integrates 8(a) competed contracts into her portfolio, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses. Her procurement patterns balance efficiency and scalability with targeted support for certified small businesses, aligning with federal mandates while maintaining program integrity. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Administrative Management Consulting (541611), and Professional and Management Development Training (611430). She specializes in procuring enterprise-level IT modernization, process optimization, and workforce training solutions that directly support CMS’s digital transformation and operational excellence goals, with deep expertise in healthcare administration systems and policy implementation frameworks.